Sidebar 22.SB1: Decay of a Soliton in a Bose–Einstein Condensate

Jacobian elliptic functions arise as solutions to certain
nonlinear Schrödinger equations, which model many types of
wave propagation phenomena. Among these are the formation
of vortex rings in Bose Einstein condensates. This image
presents the results of a computer simulation of this phenomena
carried out at NIST. For details see the NIST news item
Decay of a dark soliton into vortex rings in a Bose–Einstein condensate.